Considering the film's box office returns, which quickly surpassed $1 billion, Universal gave the green light to Jurassic World 2 with an expected release date of 2018 and much of the cast returning - those left alive after the dinosaur attack, that is. Now, a new report confirms filming on Jurassic World 2 will begin early on in 2017 in order to meet the movie's 2018 release date.

Jurassic Outpost and Reel News Hawaii are reporting the J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage)'s Jurassic World sequel is scheduled to begin production in Hawaii on February 27th, 2017. But, as Jurassic Outpost states in their report, it's unclear if this February start date is the beginning of production gearing up to filming, or the start of filming itself. Additionally, though Jurassic World 2 will film partially in Hawaii, a good deal of the production will be shot in London - potentially at Pinewood Studios.

However, with filming set to get started early next year, it's likely we'll learn plenty more about Jurassic World 2 in the coming months, including an official title or some kind of hint about the plot. That said, though, considering the amount of secrecy surrounding Jurassic World - particularly when it came to the film's new dinosaur, Indominous Rex - it may be some time before we receive anything concrete about what to expect when Jurassic World 2 hits theaters in 2018.

Jurassic World 2 (official title TBA)opens in U.S. theaters June 22, 2018.